RD237 - Roanoke River Basin Bi-State Commission 2009 Annual Report


Executive Summary:
The Roanoke River Basin Bi-State Commission was established in the executive branch of state government. Duties and powers of the Bi-State Commission are pursuant to Virginia Code § 62.1-69.37.

This inaugural meeting of the Roanoke River Basin Bi-State Commission was held in March 2009 with Commission members from Virginia and North Carolina. One of the topics the Commission focused on is the request from Raleigh, NC outside the Basin for a withdrawal from the Kerr Reservoir (Buggs Island Lake) in the basin. As a result of this request, a Water Allocation Ad Hoc Committee was formed with staff from both Virginia and North Carolina agencies, Virginia Tech, University of North Carolina, and Duke University. The goal of the Ad Hoc Committee is to develop a protocol for such requests that the Commission could approve and submit for consideration of the executive branches of both states and the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers.

This report provides information regarding Roanoke River Basin Bi-State Commission's activities during the 2009 calendar year and identifies issues important to the success of Bi-State Commission and to the Roanoke River Basin.